She is a Cairn /Chihuahua mix and is about 8 lbs now - was 5 lbs when we got her.She was returned to her breeder and was put outside to live in the backyard with a wolf Hybrid in North Carolina.

A friend of a friend had a backyard that backed up to this breeder's backyard and got to know Sassy .....then it got bitterly cold one winter and she put out a plea for someone to adopt her. We already had 3 dogs, but there was something about her photos. I kept asking my husband Mark...and finally he was so worried about her he said yes.

We worked feverishly with a rescue group to get her on the doggie 'underground railroad" from NC to PA after the flight option fell through. These wonderful people each take a leg of a journey each weekend and help get the dogs to their forever homes. We did a few after adopting Sassy and its very rewarding.

When we got our little Sassy- she was much smaller than we had thought from the photos! She had looked sort of like a tall cairn. But she is really a large chihuahua size, well as I said 8 lbs.

Now the good part! When we picked her up, we met the driver at a McDonalds so I had a soda and offered Sassy a sip to try to win her over. Big Mistake. The carbonation made her sneeze and she gave me quite a dirty look. I think she holds it against me a little still, as Mark is her favorite.

Favorite doesn't really define it though. I mean, she adores him. I have never ever seen a dog fawn over someone they way she does him. She flea bites his beard area to 'groom' him. He can do anything to her, hold her like a baby, clean her eyes, cut her nails,........while she will growl at me for just having the nerve to walk past her! HA! She will snuggle with me though, but still growls if I pet her. Its not a bad growl- she just talks that way.

We lengthened her name to Sassafrass by the way, but we can see how she earned her first name.

Until recently, when my other dog Nicky decided to help wake Sassy up, Sassy would sleep in EVERY day! Till noon! Now she drags herself outside first thing to sunbathe on some rocks... my husband wants me to put sunscreen on her nippies. As if I could get near them! As you can see she is quite a little character.

She looks like several animals all moshed together. I see raccoon, lemur, veiled lizard (because she has a ruff of longer fur around her neck)....and Kramer from Seinfeld.

I love the Miss Sassy you did. I know Doodypops from my etsy team and know she will love it! I knew she had a chi mix but didn't know the back story until now. My chi loves to sleep in too, such a lazy butt!

I am laughing so hard! I love how you put the photos of the real Sassy with the 'little Sassy"...and Kramer!She is PERFECT!Sissy Fierce who commented is the name of the Cairn princess who owns my Friend ANN who found Sassy for us!Sissy would make a beautiful project, she just won a beauty contest.

OH YES! I even showed the page to Mark and he laughed the whole way through and is looking forward to his Sassy doll! This page just made it even more specialThank you!!!!!!PS You know I am redhead too right?

That little mini-me came out great. I love the way the fur is just like Sassy's and the colors too. And Sassy is just too adorable. I love the Kramer resemblence, and I do see racoon and lemur... what a riot. Great blog.

What a beautiful story. Im so glad Sassy was able to find a family who loves her dearly. I always love hearing the happy endings. I like the part about putting sun block on the nipples, I think my dad mentioned that a few weeks ago. LOL...& love the mini Sassy!